The highest-ranked abstracts will be selected for presentation. There will be multiple concurrent sessions broken up by abstract topic. Check back soon for more session information.
CME Credits: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Read more...This plenary session will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on neuromodulation and healthcare as a whole. We will discuss healthcare disparities that materialized during the pandemic and COVID-19's impact on the mental health of patients and healthcare providers. Our keynote speaker will discuss how COVID-19 has lead to the emergence and acceptance of telemedicine and how telemedicine may evolve in the future.
CME Credits: 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Read more...Kiran V. Patel, MD
This plenary session will reflect on the history of neuromodulation, including how neuromodulatory therapies evolved through trial and error and how this process continues to lead us toward innovation. We will recognize the contributions and achievements of Dr. Holsheimer and present the Krishna Kumar Lecture award.
CME Credits: 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Read more...Advances in treating movement disorders with neuromodulation therapies continues to advance. In this session, we will explore and compare the advantages and disadvantages of deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound. An overview of engineering advancements and optimal patient selection will be presented in addition to an overview of deep brain stimulation in very early-stage Parkinson's Disease.
CME Credits: 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Read more...This session will focus on current and future trainees who are matriculating into pain medicine fellowships. Current program directors and education leaders will discuss important aspects of the application process in addition to strategies for success during and after a pain fellowship.
CME Credits: 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Read more...Advanced Practice Providers are an integral part of neuromodulation practices around the world, and it is important for their role to be supported through education in their field, training on the application of their skill sets, and gaining insight on how to provide well-rounded care. Specifically, this session will provide tools to improve their practice in a multidisciplinary field.
CME Credits: 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Read more...This session will be focused on changes to graduate training during the COVID-19. The discussion, led by program directors and national leaders in graduate medical education, will include the transition to virtual interviews and recruitment, innovations in education, as well as upcoming changes to ACGME milestones within programs.
CME Credits: 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Read more...This session focuses on Dorsal Root Ganglion stimulation, aiming to provide a balanced critical appraisal of the therapy - outcomes as well as complications associated with DRG.
CME Credits: 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Read more...Soriaya Motivala, MD
Faculty subject to change.